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* ''Mythological character within both the [[Kojiki]] and the [[Nihon Shoki]]

* ''Mythological character within both the [[Kojiki]] and the [[Nihon Shoki]]

* ''Distinction: the king of the Korean kingdom of Silla's son

* ''Distinction: the king of the Korean kingdom of Silla's son

* ''Possible alternate name: Hiboko''

* ''Possible alternate name: Hiboko, Ama no Hihoko, Ama no Hi-hoko''

* ''Name meaning: Spear of the Heavenly Sun''

* ''Name meaning: Spear of the Heavenly Sun''

Following the order given by [[Empress Gemmei]] in [[713]], ''fudoki'' were to note why place names had the name that they did. In the ''Harima no Kuni Fudoki'', Ame no Hiboko is listed as being involved in multiple place name origins.  

Following the order given by [[Empress Gemmei]] in [[713]], ''fudoki'' were to note why place names had the name that they did. In the ''Harima no Kuni Fudoki'', Ame no Hiboko is listed as being involved in multiple place name origins.  

*Ihibo Woka

*''Ihibo Woka''

*Hamlet of Kahato

**The ''Ihibo'', which means ''grain of rice'', comes from the grain that fell when &Ocirc;kuninushi ate rice ceremoniously on top of a mountain to secure the territory from the intruding Ame no Hiboko. The ''woka'' seems to be derived from the ''[[Wokera]]'' plant that grows around the area where Ame no Hiboko hit the earth with his stick, causing the formation of two rivers<ref>Michiko Aoki, ''Records of Wind and Earth'', page 201</ref>.

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*''Hamlet of Kahato''

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*<ref>ibid. pg. 211</ref>

*<ref>ibid. pg. 213</ref>

*<ref>ibid. pg. 217</ref>

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